Posts with the tag “brent-juliot”

The Christian’s eternal realm is pictured in chapter 21 of John’s Revelation. Most precious to me is the assurance that “…those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and th...  Read More

At the heart of the Christmas message, we see Immanuel: “God with us” (Matt. 1:23). God took on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, thus becoming one of us. We call this unique event the incarnation....  Read More

Question: How do you teach a child about child-like faith? Let’s try a multiple-choice answer:A) You don’t teach a child about child-like faith. You don’t need to. They understand it intuitively.B) Yo...  Read More

I’ve been wrestling with Jacob’s wrestling with God, in chapter 32 of Genesis. Is that an act of faith, or is it the antithesis of faith?Likewise Gideon’s fleece—faith, or lack of faith? Gideon had pr...  Read More

When faced with tension, we want to eliminate it as quickly as possible. What makes a good book is often the tension the author creates. It’s sort of delicious and troubling at the same time. How’s it...  Read More

There was a self-perpetuating youth organization called Lutheran Brethren Youth Fellowship. I was an officer in the Central District LBYF. Rev. Elroy Vesta was our advisor. My friend Tim Anderson was ...  Read More

The invitation was worded, “Come enjoy a simple picnic, 5-7 pm Tuesday August 2, National Night Out.” We sent the postcard to the nine houses on our block. Our back deck near the alley is the center o...  Read More

Twenty-five years ago, I wrote for Faith and Fellowship regarding the Grand Forks, North Dakota flood of ’97. Our church building was greatly damaged, and the church suffered as well. 50,000 people ha...  Read More

I was visited by a Christian, who was a politician. He was seeking my support—and I suppose, by proxy, my church’s support—in a non-partisan election. As we got acquainted, he steered the conversation...  Read More

Jesus seemed to have no trouble with demons. Read through the four Gospels, and you will see how commonplace it was for Jesus to encounter and cast out demons. In the Gospels (NIV translation) there a...  Read More